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When ethyl hydrogen sulphate is heated with excess of alcohol at $410 K$ the product obtained is:

A

ethane

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ethylene

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C

diethyl ether

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D

diethyl sulphate

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Solution

The correct option is C diethyl ether
$C_{2} H_{5} O S O_{3} H + C_{2} H_{5} O H 413^{o} C - -- \to C_{2} H_{5} - O - C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} S O_{4}$
The reaction is similar to esterification reaction. When ethyl hydrogen sulphate react with ethyl alcohol it produces diethyl ether.

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